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Ed Sheeran is Spotify's Most-Streamed Act for 2014

Eminem, Katy Perry, Coldplay, Hozier and Pharrell Williams also had notable success on the platform

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is the year's most-streamed artist on Spotify, while Eminem tops the list in the United States.

Spotify announced its top streaming artists, albums and songs of 2014 on Wednesday. Pharrell Williams' ubiquitous "Happy" was the most-streamed song of the year globally.

Sheeran racked up more than 860 million listens on Spotify. His latest album, X, is the most-streamed album worldwide with 430 million streams. His Spotify success mirrors his huge box-office clout. The artist will open the U.K. leg of his 2015 world tour with three shows at London's legendary Wembley Stadium. On his tour of Australia a few months later, he'll become the first musician in 20 years to undertake a national headline arena tour completely solo.

According to Spotify's data, Katy Perry and Coldplay were the most-streamed female and group around the world, respectively, in 2014.

In the United States, Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" was the most-streamed song of the year. Her album, The New Classic, was the second-most-streamed album in America behind Sheeran's X.

Spotify said more than seven billion hours of music was streamed this year by more than 50 million users. It will reward listeners this month by offering new U.S. users a premium, three-month membership for just 99 cents.

This year, Spotify experienced a shake-up when Taylor Swiftdecided to remove all of her music from the streaming service in late October. Some artists followed by removing some of their music from Spotify, including country star Jason Aldean.

Behind Sheeran on the global list are Eminem, Calvin Harris, Avicii and David Guetta. On the U.S. tally, Drake, Kanye West, Lana Del Rey and Ariana Grande follow Eminem.

Hozier's "Take Me to Church," currently No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, was the most viral track globally and in the U.S.